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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1090.013 2004-2006 Testimony in Favor of Res. 465-06 Changing the zoning of the Waimea Pu'u is a pilot project of the Waimea Community Development Plan (CDP) Committee. The intent of the project is to encourage participation in government by community members in order to achieve a goal on which there is widespread community consensus. Please place the attached letters in support of downzoning of the Waimea Pu'u from the Waimea Community Association, its Waimea CDP Committee and its predecessor organization, the Waimea-Kawaihae Community Association, in the record. Please prevent development of the Waimea Pu'u. These hills are sacred for many reasons. One reason is revealed by following quote from the Legend of the Chiefs of Waimea, Hawaii from the Henriques Collection at the Bishop Museum. "On the ridge of the mountain lived another Akua or God, named Makuakuamana who came with Pa'ao the High Priest from Tahiti; he also built a heiau. While he was building his heiau, he noticed a fine red rain called uakoko or blood, falling in front of H6ku'ula on the land of Waiaka. Noticing this rain every day, accompanied by a very brilliant rainbow, one day he flew to a high mountain ridge to get a better view. To his great surprise he beheld a beautiful goddess, whose only clothing was a great quantity of very long and silky hair. He was so entranced with her great beauty, he immediately flew down to where she was. He was much pleased to learn it was the High Chiefess Wao. He soon laid siege to her heart after the custom of those days, and Wao being greatly Ref. To:$' Ref. Uate gT 1 81 8 ,Z 1 impressed by his handsome face and Apollo form, and learning that he was the great Akua from Tahiti, she could not refuse him. The marriage ceremony was performed before all the High Chiefs of the surrounding country, and a great concourse of their followers. After the ceremonies, which lasted for days, were over, they with all their followers went to reside at Hokd'ula. Often would Wao go to Laelae, the hill above Kohokahau Falls on the land of Waiaka, where she would give birth to her children. For that reason the hill was called Pali kapu o na 'Iii o Waimea or sacred hill of the Chiefs of Waimea. "The servants of Wao would roll a stone down the hill to a flat of land and wherever the stone would stop, that would be the tabu line, and no one would be allowed to pass. Especially would it be a sign for the people who lived below the hill called Pekepekelaui who were a class known as kaua or low born. "At night Wao, would change her servants into stone and would then return to the spring where she spent the night; a little before the dawn of day, she would return and turn them back into their human selves. "It is said that Wao can be seen when any of the Waimea Chiefs or Monarchs die, at the same spring, to this day." Please vote to protect this sacred place and vote for Res. 465-06. 2 Thank you for your attention. /T~ Bob Hunter, Waimea CDP Committee Chair P.O. Box 2709, Kamuela, HI 96743 808-885-4194 3 41 k ~ + o + till, ' 4 J 1 f J\ - may J r 1 -Al . ~ ' i?~-ten a 3 V . 7 4~ ~ k°y, 3 ti al, All WAIMEA PLACE NAMES b Waimea CDP Committee 885-4194 Haleino Heiau "The only heiau ever founded, dedicated and consecrated by a woman, the High (location is not being Chiefess Hoopiliahae, an ancestor of the Sovereigns of Hawaii and the ruling High published until Chiefs of Waimea" (5) "noted for the red rain and vivid rainbow symbols of the protection can be sacredness of this locality, was exclusively for girls of the age of purity who provided) for info, see performed the duties of dedicating and participating in the different ceremonies, in WaimeaPlan.org, click which the spirit of love, purity of body and mind was imbued; also the science of on Land Conservation healing was taught, thus consecrating their lives for the betterment of others." 2 Hale Mang, lit., desert The home of John Palmer Parker; the current structure at the Historic Homes site house is a replica of the structure originally located on Maria Road Hoka'ula, lit., red star Residence of the akua (god) Makuakuamana, who came with Paao the High Priest (8), also, hill of the red from Kahiki, and his wife, High Chiefess (also, beautiful goddess) Wao (5); site planet (2) of a decisive prearranged battle (circa. 1650 AD) in the second major war between the Kingdom of Maui and the Kingdom of Hawaii (1, 3); at the time of the battle, "on that hill, there are no stones nor trees, but grass and soil are thereon" 4 Holoholoku, lit., run The location of right flank of the army of Pupuakea, Chief of Ka'u, after [and] stand, mod., hurry marching all night and morning tojoin his older half-brother, Lonoikamakahiki, u and wait Moi Kin of Hawaii, in defending the kingdom from the invaders from Maui 1 Kamuela, lit., Samuel After Colonel Sam Parker; the name of the post office in Waimea Pu'u Kapu, lit., sacred "The `ili kupono of Puukapu in Waimea (lit., reddish water), was given up in the hill (8) Mahele by Kekauonohi, and became Crown Land" (8); south of the hill called Haloa lit., long breath or long life); Haloa was the first man, son of Wakea Pu'u M, lit., ti plant hill The cinder cone directly east of Hokii'ula; just above the part of Waimea called `Alaohia (lit., fragrance of ohia) where Lorenzo Lyons sited his station (2); in old Hawaii, a large ti leaf displayed at the end of a spear was a token of peace 10 Pu'u Laelae, lit., clear The hill above Kohakahau Falls on the land of Waiaka (lit., laughing water); the hill, also, Pali kapu o sacred hill of the Chiefs of Waimea, where the High Chiefess Wan would go to na'lii o Waimea give birth to her children; to this day, Wan appears when a Waimea chief dies 5 Pu'u Opelu, lit., The hill where Pupuakea was "cornered by eight of Maui's chiefs of renowned breaking of back hill, fame in the arts of war" and killed them all by "grabbing his enemies and mod., broke back hill breaking their backs;" the residence of Richard Smart, also Puopelu (7); a hill called Pu'u Pelu lit., turned over hill is located just north of Hoku'ula 8 Pu'u Pa, lit., wall hill During a rebellion that occurred before the war with Maui, where the armies of (8), located just south of Lonoikamakahiki and Pupuakea slaughtered the rebel forces from Hilo and Puna the grouping of rock after the rebels were drawn out by a small number of men (night walkers) with walls in the Lalamilo lighted torches; during this battle, Iwikauikaua, a supporter of Lono and a future (lit., milo tree branch) husband of Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaii, was taken prisoner and was to be Kuleana and Ranch sacrificed, but was spared (10); an ancient warrior's sling stone was recently found Historic District (within on this hill during an archeological survey; during the war with Maui, the location which ancient irrigation of one flank of the army of Kona after marching over night to join Lono and terracing is still visible defend the kingdom from the invaders from the Kingdom of Maui 1 Pu'u `owa'owaka, also One of the two hills (including H&ii'ula) where Kamalalawalu, King of Maui, Pu'u `oa'oaka, lit., sited his army after his initial victory at Kauno'oa, following the false advice of glittering hill 9 Lono's agents, who also suggested that Maui's canoes be cut up, a fatal decision(l) `Umi's Road to "A major trail corridor extends up from Kona along the Kohala side of Alm a Waimea `Umi (lit., alter [used] by `Umi), goes along th Kona-Hamakua border, and then swings down into Waimea - where major trails led on to Kohala and Hamakua" 1 Sources: (1) Cordy, Exalted Sits the Chief; (2) Doyle, Makua Laiana; (3) Fornander, Ancient History of the Hawaiian People; (4) Fornander, Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore; (5) Henriques Collection, Legend of the Chiefs of Waimea, Hawaii*; (6) Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii; (7) Low, Letter to Richard Smart*; (8) Ulukau.org: The Hawaiian Electronic Library; (9) Pukui et al., Place Names of Hawaii (10) Kalakaua, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii * document discovered by Molly Frankle, a student of Dr. Momi Naughton Waimea Community Association P.O. Box 607, Kamuela, HI 96743, Tel. 808-885-881-3860 Peter Young, Chairperson Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources P. O. Box 621 Honolulu, HI 96809 C. Kimo Alameda, Chair Hawaii County Planning Commission c/o Planning Department Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, HI 96720 Chris Yuen, Planning Director Hawaii County Planning Department Aupuni Centerl01 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, HI 96720 Subject: Rezoning of State Parcel TMK 6-5-001-020 (420.17 acres) Dear Sirs: The Waimea Community Association requests that the land above Waimea and below the pu'u Hoku'ula and Pu'uoaoaka (see attached map) be protected so that it remains a scenic and historic resource of open space, green pasture, pu'u and forest for many important uses such as grazing, watershed, water development, public access and viewshed. The parcel is currently leased to Parker Ranch under General Lease No. S-4465. To protect these lands for these important public purposes, we request that the State BLNR initiate the process to change the land zoning from "Ag-1 a" to a much larger minimum lot size, such that the current use is able to be continued, but no building is permitted on the property. This will prevent the future potential subdivision and development of this important land. Sincerely, Kyle Kinoshita, Vice President WAIMEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION b. Tr +v, ~ ~d ! J ~ t \_+dQ~4N:Awe ' `_,ypi~ III I ~r~...Y" r Y * f~f ~y 'r 1 i ~4~• ~t 1 ~ M F ~ ~ yy Current County Zoning 5 October 1, 1973 Mr. A. v. Morris, III, Vice President t+aimea-Kawaihae Community Association P. o. Box 685 Kamuela, Hawaii Re: TMK: 6-5-01:20 Please be informed that the subject state-owned property has two separate zoning designations. Approximately forty (40) percent of the property (southeast portion) has been zoned A-la with the remainder zoned A-40a. The General Plan land use pattern allocation guide map has ac- cordingly designated the A-la portion for low-density urban de- velopment and the A-40a portion for intensive agricultural de- velopment. Your Association's recommendation to keep the area in "open - grazing use to preserve the natural beauty of the rolling pasture land between the village tree line and the forest preserve" shall be given serious consideration when a review is done of the land use pattern allocation guide map section of the General Plan docu- ment. { Raymond 11. .uefuji j/ Director GM:mh 6C` 2 1913